Examining landmark developments in photography from the very first print in 1826 to the rapidly changing medium of the digital age, Eyewitness Photography brings the world of cameras into focus with unique insight into this changing art form.

Alan Buckingham has been taking photographs for more than 40 years. He has worked with legends in the field such as John Hedgecoe, Michael Langford, and Heather Angel and was a pioneer in the early days of digital photography.

The camera obscura
The birth of photography
From negative to positive
The Victorian studio
Movement and colour
Photography- the new art
Photography for everyone
Classic camera designs
Anatomy of a 35 mm SLR camera
Camera lenses
In the darkroom
Instant pictures
In the studio
Freezing the moment
The world in close-up
Panoramic pictures
Photojournalism
Extreme photography
The view from up there
Instant prints
Focus on infinity
Underwater photography
Photographing wildlife
Images of the invisible
Spy cameras
3-D photography
Digital cameras
Photography in a digital world
Photo trickery
Did you know?
Timeline
Find out more
Glossary
Index